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Accidents - Wheelchairs - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 593
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 12/27/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
5 YOF LEG WAS RAN OVER BY GRANDMOTHER'S MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR. DX-FX LEFT TIBIA,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2009Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
*** FROM LEG SPLINT CAUGHT HER WHEELCHAIR AND SHE INJ RT LOW LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2008Age: 7 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT;S GRANDMOTHER ACCIDENTALLY RAN OVER LEG WITH A POWER WHEELCHAIR DX: FRACTURED RIGHT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
A WHEELCHAIR (AUTOMATED CHAIR) RAN INTO HIS LEG AT GRADMOTHER'S HOUSE FRACTURE LEFT FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FX LOWER LEG ,FELL ON MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Medical equipment, general
PIN PLACED IN LEG IN JUNE 2007. FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND PUSHED PIN INTO LEG FURTHER. DX LEG INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2007Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR RAN OVER LEG L LEG CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2006Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL OFF HER GRANDMOTHER'S WHEELCHAIR & IS UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT ON LT LEG. DX - LT LWR EXTREMITY PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 09/06/2006Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
WHEELCHAIR RAN OVER LEG AT HOME FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2006Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
GRANDPA ACCIDENTALLY RAN OVER PTS RIGHT LEG WITH HIS ELECTRIC WHEELCHAI R. D: LEG INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2005Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WAS RUN OVER BY ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR AT STORE. DX: R LEG CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT CUT LEG ON WHEELCHAIR. DX: R LEG LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT RUN OVER BY A WHEELCHAIR AT HOME BY BROTHER ABRASION TO LEFT LOWER L EG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
LEFT LEG BENT INTO HIS WHEELCHAIR - (CP PATIENT) D: FRACTURE LEFT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2002Age: 17 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WAS SENT FOR A SPLINT BY PRIVATE PHYSICIAN - LEG WAS RUN OVER BY AN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR. D: RIGHT LEG BUCKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PLAYING WITH WHEELCHAIR /FELL DX: TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2001Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2000Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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